dwell β to live in a particular place
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to live in a particular place
Pronunciation (IPA): /dwel/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother still dwells in the house where she was born 90 years ago.
- Stop dwelling on what your ex posted on Instagram!
- The hermit dwells alone in the mountains, talking only to squirrels.
dwell
VERB[/dwel/]
to live in a particular place
An old fisherman dwells in a tiny cottage by the rocky shore.
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π³Etymology
Origin
Dwell derives from Old English 'dwellan', originally meaning 'to wander' or 'to delay'. The sense gradually evolved from the notion of lingering or tarrying in a place to the modern meaning of 'to reside' or 'to inhabit'.
Breakdown
Old English 'dwellan' (to delay, hinder) underwent semantic shift to 'dwell', with the root sense of lingering transforming into the sense of remaining or residing in a location.
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βMy grandmother still dwells in the house where she was born 90 years ago.β
βStop dwelling on what your ex posted on Instagram!β
βThe hermit dwells alone in the mountains, talking only to squirrels.β
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